Food, allergy testing using Nadi Vigyan

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With modern farming techniques utilizing chemical fertilizers,

pesticides, genetically modified seeds, pollution, the poisoning

through the food is most common. This poisoning is causing cancers,

asthma, skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis, vitiligo and most

prevalent, arthritis.

 

Most of these diseases become aggressive with certain type of foods.

And every individual is succeptible to reaction of certain drugs.

Instead of depending on drug info data or doctor, one can decide

himself whether a particular food/medicine is suitable for his body

or not. In Message No. 3055, author had given certain tests for food

items, especially edible oil. There is almost 50% emphasis on food

intake in ayurveda. On this group, we frequently had querries on

suitable foods for certain diseases. Instead of having to remember

list of foods for each disease, or forbidden list, author uses a

simple test which every patient can do on himself. And he can point

out to Vaidya, if any medicine is unsuitable for him.

 

Any test to be applied must be simple, should not need any chemistry

laboratory equipment, nor any complex instruments. The essense of

ayurveda is simplicity. Ayurveda recommends eating foods which cause

mind to become satisfied and calm. And what happens when you do yoga

to pacify mind? Pulse count or b.p. reduces. Author has been using

this test for a long time. If pulse increases, the increase should be

minimum. Ayurveda relies heavily on pulse diagnosis. Though this

diagnosis technique is difficult to learn, one can at least be able

to feel and count his pulse for one full minute.

 

During the course of his research, this author found that similar

test is recommended by few western doctors also to judge foods for

maximum body support. Dr. Arthur Coca discovered that pulse rates

changed when foods had an adverse effect. However, It takes time to

test individual foods.

 

There are several ways to test pulse. Two fingers on your wrist at

the artery leading into your thumb is typical. You can also feel the

carotid artery in your neck, just below your jawbone. Or, if you have

a wrist type blood pressure monitor that also gives pulse readings,

this is adequate. You can count for one full minute. In sitting

position a healthy individual will have a count of 72, though this

author found that some individuals, who are regular Yoga and Pranayam

practitioners have a rate approaching 60 in sitting position. You

need to begin with keeping a record of your resting pulse in the

morning while still lying down on bed. Keep this up for at least a

week. It should remain relatively stable. Test one, if your pulse

rate does not exceed 72 in the morning, the chances are you have very

few food allergies, if any. You also need to test and record your

pulse just before you eat a meal and finally at bedtime.

 

When you are ready to test foods for suitability/allergies, start

with one single food. Whether it is a banana, or glass of milk, or a

piece of chicken, does not matter. Test your pulse just before

eating. Eat one thing. Test it again 30 minutes after eating. If your

pulse rate climbs more than 5 beats at most, your body is fighting

the food you ate (you are having an allergic reaction) and you should

not be consuming it as it is more injurious to your body than

helpful. Wait at least 2 hours before testing another food and then

repeat the process. It is ideally best to only test one foodstuff a

day, but if you are careful about what you are doing and do not do

anything that would raise blood pressure and pulse rate as the day

goes on such as physical exercise, this can be done a number of

times. It is also best if doing a multiple number of tests during the

day to not plan on eating regular meals as that will also effect your

responses. If you get an allergic type response, you should not test

the rest of the day so that your body can regain equilibrium.

 

One word of warning. If you have a cancer tumor, fever, infection,

body is already fighting it. When you take a food in such condition,

same food may evoke a stronger pulse rise, compared to normal times.

Secondly, if you take a certain item straight and with a little salt,

the pulse rise is going to be different. If you take 100 gm food or

200 gm food, the pulse rise will be slightly different. Hence see

that each time you take a fixed quantity by weight. This does not

require pan balance in the house, just bring only the fixed quantity

from market and divide equally if needed. you can test each food,

fruit, medicine this way. Certain medicines will cause pulse rise by

their action itself. This you can discuss with your healer.

 

In general, stable pulse indicates health. The day your rising pulse

is higher, you had eaten heavier diet earlier night, or their is

intoxicant present in your system. Pulse will go down a little after

bowels are evacuated completely. These are general principles and

exceptions can exist.

 

Take the pulse count yourself. In Healers office, pulse rate may go

up by 5 or more counts under tension, often termed "white coat

syndrome". Hence ayurvedic texts recommend taking the pulse diagnosis

three times in a consultation. First, when patient arrives, second in

the middle of consultation and third in the end, while sending the

patient out. These counts should be in reducing order. If found so,

you can assure the patient that he is on the path of recovery. Expert

vaidyas can tell if the patient is trusting Vaidyas skill or not,

just by pulse sensation.

 

This type of test will tell why pickles are dicouraged in ayurveda.

 

Dr Bhate